While it’s one thing to be able to access your iPhone via the slider or enter a passkey, it’s another thing altogether to have your mug be the thing that gains access to your smartphone.

Per Macworld UK, RecognizeMe is an app aimed at jailbroken iPhones, and basically gives you the option of not just using a passcode to unlock your phone, but to require facial recognition too. After adding a few images into an image gallery (“Training Sets”), the app will simply give you the option when you next try to unlock your phone to either type in a passcode or use facial recognition.

Per the article, the app will scan you a few times before deciding if you are the real owner of the phone (though you can adjust the security, meaning people who look ever so slightly like you might be able to get in).

Although the creator (currently only found on YouTube) says it’s still a little rough, a few testers have found that even pushing the security to “80% secure” still lets others in, and that it can take up to 20 seconds to verify you.

Although it’s not quite available to the public, it is currently processing in the CydiaStore and it’s believed that it’ll retail for US$6.99 when it becomes available.

And since a picture’s worth a thousand words and videos are made of sequential pictures…

Per CNET, music industry sources claim that Apple has signed a cloud-music licensing agreement with music label EMI and is “very near” to completing deals with Universal and Sony.

Apple appears to be putting the final pieces in place for the long-rumored cloud-based iTunes music service. The article states that Apple’s negotiations with Sony Music Group and Universal could wrap up as early as next week, according to music industry sources.

Last month, it was reported that Apple and Warner Music Group had reached an agreement for an unannounced iTunes cloud service. A separate report suggested last month that Apple had already procured deals from at least two of the four major music labels.

Finalizing licensing deals appears to be the final step for Apple, as a recent report suggested that Apple had completed work on a cloud-based iTunes music streaming service. Sources close to the story have said that Apple’s cloud solution is expected to be vastly superior to competing services from Google and Amazon.

Both Google and Amazon decided to launch their “digital locker” music services without renegotiating licenses with the labels. As such, Google’s service is unable to sell music and Amazon faces a potential backlash from rights holders.

Mounting evidence suggests that Apple will use the name ‘iCloud’ for the new service, though it’s been rumored that iCloud will be more than just music. Sources said the new service will also serve as a revamp of the company’s existing MobileMe service, allowing storage of contacts, calendars, photos and video.

According to one report, Apple purchased the iCloud.com domain for an estimated US$4.5 million from the Swedish company Xcerion.